Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Algoma

Edward Sullivan (1832-1899) was born August 18, 1832 in Lurgan, Ireland and graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1857. He came to Canada and was ordained by Benjamin Cronyn, first Bishop of Huron in 1858 and 1859. He was curate in London Township then assistant at St George's, Montreal before becoming Rector of Trinity Church, Chicago in 1868. He returned to Canada after 10 years to become Rector of St George's, Montreal, where he was when elected Bishop of Algoma in 1882. The following year he was elected third Bishop of Huron but turned down the position to continue his work in Algoma. At the start of his episcopate there were 18 missionaries which in 1895 had increased to 30 clergy. By 1893, 26 new churches had been built, 10 rebuilt and the 68 churches in the diocese were debt-free. The bishop first became ill in the autumn of 1893 and he began spending winters in the south of France. During this period of enforced absense the diocese did again fall into debt.

Born in Noranda, Quebec, Leslie E. Peterson (1928 November 4-2002) was an Anglican priest and served as the Eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Algoma (1983-1994). Peterson earned a bachelor of arts degree at the University of Western Ontario in 1952 and received a licentiate in theology from Huron College in 1954. He was ordained as a deacon in 1954 and became a priest in 1955. He was first posted to All Saints Church in Coniston, Ontario where he served five years. His next postings were in Elliot Lake and North Bay, where he attended teachers' college. Peterson was elected Co-adjutor Bishop of Algoma in 1983 and later earned a doctorate in Sacred Theology from Thorneloe University in Sudbury. As diocesan, he identified with people who were struggling and, therefore, worked with youth, native issues and women's ministries. He established a youth synod in 1985 and said the annual event was a highlight of his ministry. Peterson moved to London, Ontario on his retirement, where he remained active as a volunteer with the Daily Bread food bank and performed interim ministry within the Diocese of Huron. He was laid to rest in London, Ontario in July 2002.